Seat anchor



llatented Dec. 14, 1926.

inane WILLIAM L. SHELTON, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

SEAT ANCI-IOR.

Application led May 6, 1925.y Serial No. 28,476.

rIhis invention relates to a seat anchor and more particularly to an anchor for a theater seat and has for its primary object the construction of anchor that besides rigidly holding the seat in position will have additional advantages. l

in object ot the invention is the novel manner ot securing the anchor in place and providing an inclined or perpendicular front wall and an inclined back wall to torni a rest tor the feet and to also facilitate cleaning between the seats.

Besides 'the above my invention is distinguished in the novel manner of constructing and shaping the anchoil so as to have many advantages hereinafter set t'orth.

lilfi'th these and other objects in view the inve; tion will be better understood from the iollowing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. 'l a fragmentary sectional detail view of a floor illustrating the invention associated therewith, in anchoring` position with respect to a chair, ragmentarily illustrated, and

Fig. 2 is a perspective-view of a chair il-l iustrating the invention associated therewith.

rlhe seat anchor embodying my invention is indicated generally by a reference character and is adapted to be associated with a chair l comprising the usual cast iron legs l.

rifhe seat anchor 5 is adapted to be associated with a iloor 3 deiining a channel it.

My improved seat anchor comprises a body substantially triangular in cross section defining a base 7 bent to provide a sublstantially ll-shaped rib 6 which is adapted to snugly iit in the channel 4:. This anchor V further delines sidewalls 8 and 9 tapering upwardly and inwardly toward each other as best illustrated in Fig. 2, to a point contiguous the bottom' side ot the seat 7 oi the chair rThe anchor 5 may be formed ot any approved material which will best serve the purpose.

As best shown in Fig. 2 the legs l define Yfeet 2.

i rlie anchor above described is associated with a chair l and the iloor 3 in the following manner.

The anchor 5 is disposed beneath the seat of the drawing member 7 with the feet 2 of the chair positioned upon adjacent portions of the base 7 on opposite sides of the rib G. rlhis is accomplished by springing the lower end portions oi the legs l a sutlicient distance apart to permit the disposition ot the anchor 5 between the legs l beneath the seat member 7. After this has been accomplished the rib 6 is forced inwardly into the channel t. In this position ot the anchor 5 with respectV to the chair 1 and the floor 3 it will be manitest that transverse movement of the chair with respect to the channel i will be prevented by reason of the engagement of the rib 6 in the channel et.

By tapering the side wall 9 in the direc-. tion illustrated in the drawing this side wall will provide a convenient toot rest for the person occupying the chair (not shown) to the rear of the chair illustrated in the drawing. The side wall 8 will prevent the occupant ot the chair l from swinging his toot toward the rear ot the chair into contact with the feet of the person occupying the chair to the rear of the chair as illustrated in the drawing. A

The anchor being disposed between the legs l will prevent articles from rolling beneath the chair toward the front thereof.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variations and modifications without departing from the spirit of the invention.v I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set itorth, but desire to ava-il myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claim,

The combination with a ioor having a channel formed therein, of a chair anchor dening a base portion providinga rib adapted to snugly iit in the channel, said chair anchor being adapted to be disposed between opposite legs of a chair with the feet of the legs disposed upon adjacent portions ot the base, said anchor dening side walls extending upwardly and inwardly toward each other to a point contiguous the under side of the seat of the chair.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

WILLIAM L. SHEL'ION. 

